Previous Catalogues
We are pleased to showcase a selection of our previous catalogues and e-lists here. These feature a diverse range of material, including Modern First Editions by authors such as Ian Fleming, Agatha Christie, and J. R. R. Tolkien. Alongside literary highlights, our catalogues include counterculture and underground publications, ephemera, signed and collectible books, and a wide variety of antiquarian and rare books.
Tolkien Catalogue
This catalogue brings together a varied collection of works by J.R.R Tolkien, spanning from early first editions to modern publications featuring detailed illustrations and manuscripts. This includes copies signed by illustrator Alan Lee with an original giclée print. Early edition copies of the Hobbit are presented alongside an excellently preserved first edition set of the Lord of the Rings Trilogy. Alongside these classic editions sit a few scarcer pieces, including the exceptionally rare "J.R.R. Tolkien: Life and Legend” Bodleian 1992 Exhibition Catalogue. Each of these editions and more are available to browse now at our new shop site in Alderley Edge.
Catalogue 002
Welcome to Manchester Rare Books Catalogue 002. Explore our collection of rare collectible volumes, scarce literary classics, and unique association copies. From signed first editions by J.G. Ballard and Amiri Baraka to rare printings of J.R.R. Tolkien and Vladimir Nabokov, all now available to browse and acquire.
Catalogue 003
This Catalogue highlights a number of first editions by: CS Forester, Fyodor Dostoevsky (signed by the translator), Ian Fleming and Jack Kerouac among others. Includes a first edition full set of Proust’s Remembrance of Things Past -later In Search of Lost Time- as well as a fascinating handwritten cookbook by renowned British sculptor Barbara Hepworth.
Catalogue 004
Fresh from the York Antiquarian Book Fair, this catalogue brings together signed volumes by Terry Pratchett and Yukio Mishima in addition to works by Graham Greene, M.R.James and Richard Matheson. Also featuring works by Lewis Carroll and J.R.R Tolkien, including an intriguing upside-down binder's error of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit.
Catalogue 005
Following a busy fair season and the launch of our storefront in Alderley Edge, Catalogue 005 showcases a copy of Joseph Heller’s Catch-22 signed by Bertrand Russell, in addition to a first edition of Ian Fleming’s Dr. No and a pleasing early set of J.R.R. Tolkein’s Lord of the Rings trilogy. The series is complimented by the addition of a copy of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, from the final printing that was authorised by the author in her lifetime. These are supplemented by rare works including The Gay Underworld by Ed Wood Jr. and an original production cell from cult-classic Cowboy Bebop.